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drift

英 [drɪft] 美[drɪft]
  • n. 漂流,漂移;趋势;漂流物
  • vi. 漂流,漂移;漂泊
  • vt. 使…漂流;使…受风吹积

英英释意


1. a force that moves something along
2. the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
3. a process of linguistic change over a period of time
4. something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
5. a general tendency to change (as of opinion);
"not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"
"a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
6. general meaning or tenor;
"caught the drift of the conversation"
7. a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine;
"they dug a drift parallel with the vein"

双语例句


1. There was a drift of smoke above the trees.
树林上空飘浮着一股烟。

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2. As rural factories shed labour, people drift towards the cities.
由于农村的工厂纷纷裁员,人们逐渐流向城市。

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3. Anybody who's listening will get the drift of what he was saying.
任何一个在专心听的人都会领悟他所说的大意。

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4. Here and there a drift across the road was wet and slushy.
路上不时会有吹聚起的积雪,泥泞而湿滑。

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5. Amy thought she caught the faintest drift of Isabel's flowery perfume.
埃米觉得她闻到了伊莎贝尔身上飘出的一丝极微弱的花香味香水的味道。

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